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War crimes accused not arrested yet

Authorities are still trying to track down an Australian citizenaccused of committing war crimes a day after the High Court ordered hebe returned to Croatia to face prosecution.

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Authorities are still trying to track down an Australian citizen accused of committing war crimes a day after the High Court ordered he be returned to Croatia to face prosecution.

Daniel Snedden, also known as Dragan Vasiljkovic, lost his challenge to Croatia's extradition order.

The federal Attorney-General's Department, which is in charge of the deportation, confirmed to AAP that authorities were yet to arrest him.

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"The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is continuing to make inquiries to locate Mr Snedden," the department said in a statement.

The 55-old-year Belgrade-born man surrendered his passport last month on the order of the High Court.

He was also required to stay away from any international departure point and notice the AFP of any changes to his address until Tuesday, when the High Court decision was announced.

Accusations denied

The former golf teacher is accused of killing Croatian citizens and making others commit murder when he was a paramilitary commander with the Krajina Serbs, against Croatia, from 1991 to 1995.

He has denied committing crimes in Srpska Krajina, a Serbian-dominated part of Croatia, during the Yugoslav Wars.

Mr Snedden spent three years in Sydney's Parklea prison after the AFP arrested him in 2006.

But he was released in September 2009 after the Federal Court gave him leave to appeal a magistrate's court ruling upholding Croatia's extradition order.

Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor has the task of deciding how and when Australia will send him back to Croatia.


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